Climate & Environment

277 posts

Why is the Bad River Band suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources?

The legal challenge is yet another effort by the tribe to prevent the Canadian-owned corporation Enbridge from operating near the Bad River Reservation

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Alaska Natives, barred from king salmon fishing, fight for their right to manage the Yukon River

Before government intervention, Native stewardship maintained salmon stocks since time immemorial, providing physical and spiritual nourishment

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12 Min
By: Alyssa Choiniere

FIU’s ICE collaboration undermines university’s mission, faculty say

Faculty union demands answers after Prism and other news outlets reported that Florida International University supplied equipment to “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center

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7 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

St. Louis residents fight expansion of Israeli minerals company tied to Gaza genocide

ICL Group, whose North American headquarters are in St. Louis, is tied to the manufacturing of white phosphorus, which the Israeli military has reportedly used against Palestinians. Now, the company wants to expand into a historically Black neighborhood

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Colonialism and extractivism catch up with the North Atlantic’s greatest estuary

The real estate boom along the Chesapeake Bay’s shoreline is just the latest form of extraction to hit the region

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11 Min
By: Peter Gelderloos

‘History is echoing’: Miccosukee Tribe challenges secrecy and environmental harm at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The tribe, whose territory is adjacent to the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, joined a lawsuit against the state and federal governments on July 14

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Tucson is the latest battleground for publicly owned electricity

Local activists are canvassing ahead of the Aug. 5 elections for City Council candidates who support public power, as the behemoth private utility company’s contract is up for a renewal

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7 Min
By: Stephanie Casanova

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark environmental ruling. What does it mean for the U.S.?

The ICJ has ruled that the U.S., one of the world’s biggest climate polluters, has an obligation to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate system

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4 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Men inside San Quentin had ‘no expectation of survival’ during California tsunami scare

The state’s failure to include incarcerated people in emergency plans shines light on the life-threatening dangers facing people in custody as climate change worsens

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Queer and trans organizers in Newark link environmental injustice, redlining, and the racism at the root of it all

While locals could not stop the construction of a fourth fossil fuel power-plant facility in the Ironbound neighborhood, their efforts illustrate their broader fight for a better world

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8 Min
By: Lana Leonard

Trump funding cuts hinder Indigenous-led efforts to address legacy pollution on tribal lands

Groups working to heal and restore soil and water systems are now suing the Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to restore grant funds

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

ICE raids push immigrant communities into the shadows, hindering environmental justice efforts

Noncitizens may no longer feel safe showing up to public meetings to fight harmful local policies, advocates say

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6 Min
By: Amal Ahmed

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